Law, whose 36 career interceptions over 10 seasons at cornerback with the Patriots (1995-2004) tied Raymond Clayborn for the franchise record, will enter the team’s hall of fame in ceremonies to be held on NRG Plaza outside The Hall at Patriot Place at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

The ceremonies are free and open to the public and will precede that night’s 7 o’clock training camp practice at Gillette Stadium, a ticketed event for Patriots season ticket holders and residents of Foxboro and South Walpole.

“I coached Ty in ’96 as secondary coach and then of course as head coach when I came back (in 2000),” said Belichick. “Ty has very good physical size. He’s a big corner. He’s a physical corner. He’s got good playing strength. He’s tough.

“He’s a good tackler, and he has very good instincts and ball skills, and Ty’s the type of player that if quarterbacks found out in playing against him one way or the other you might get him once on something, but you’d better be careful the second time. That’s kind of the way Ty played.

“He was aggressive, but he was calculated,” said Belichick. “He knew when to be aggressive, when to take chances and maybe not to. But when he pulled the trigger he’d pull it and make a lot of big plays.

“He had excellent ball skills and anticipation, but (was also) a physical, tough player at that position, which you don’t always see. He certainly brought that to us throughout his career and later on when he played safety at the end of his career.”

Leaving New England as a free agent in 2005, Law went on to spend another five years in the NFL with the New York Jets (2005 and 2008), Kansas City Chiefs (2006-2007) and Denver Broncos (2009), finishing his career with 53 interceptions.

“Fun player to coach,” said Belichick. “He has a personality. He didn’t always do things exactly by the book or maybe quite the way it was outlined, but he was a football player and when the game started he played football. He was very good.”

It’s a grind: Prior to heading out to the fields behind Gillette for Wednesday’s practice, the sixth day of training camp, Belichick said the team has reached the point where “we’re grinding through camp.

“There’s just no shortcut to it,” the coach said. “You’ve just got to grind away here day after day.”

Page 2 of 2 - According to defensive end Chandler Jones “it’s all mental” at this time of year.

Jones then added: “The biggest thing is not just being mental, but it’s consistency. Being consistent, just have a good day and having them back to back, to have consecutive good days.”

Connolly’s back: Right guard Dan Connolly returned to practice and, with Bryan Stork (injured Tuesday) out, saw added time at his old position, center.

Wednesday’s absentees included tight end Michael Hoomanawanui, who was injured late in Sunday’s practice, and wide receiver Josh Boyce, who like Stork was shaken up in Tuesday’s practice.